Louis GUYON

(b. 25 November 1743 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1822 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Louis GUYON was born 25 November 1743 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Louis GUYON was the child of Alexis-Jean GUYON and Marie-Barnabe MICHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GUYON and Marie-Madeleine MARSOLET (maternal) Abel MICHON and Josephte THIBODEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Josephe PARENT 12 September 1768 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe PARENT was born 8 July 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephe died 24 October 1786 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephe was the child of Etienne PARENT and Marie-Josephe NICOLAS.

Louis GUYON died 16 October 1822 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Louis GUYON married

Marie-Josephe PARENT-- Date: 12 September 1768 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe PARENT was the child of Etienne PARENT and Marie-Josephe NICOLAS

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Children of Louis GUYON and Marie-Josephe PARENT:

Pierre GUYON dit DUMONTIER (DION) (b.24 July 1780, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth TREMBLAY 28 September 1802 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1743 Birth
25 November 1743
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUYON and Marie-Josephe PARENT 12 September 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 24 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1780 Birth of Child
Pierre GUYON dit DUMONTIER (DION) was born 24 July 1780, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe PARENT died 24 October 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Pierre GUYON dit DUMONTIER (DION) married 28 September 1802, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Elisabeth TREMBLAY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death
16 October 1822
Québec, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.